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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · September 29, 1982
H.J.Res. 599

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 599, PROVIDING TO DEPARTMENT OF A LABOR A SUM EQUAL TO 5 PERCENT OF THE LATEST ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR THE CURRENT…

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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. Bill metadata: Congress.gov.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.J.Res. 599

September 22, 1982 · TO RECOMMIT H. J. RES. 599, A BILL MAKING CON… · 188–215 September 22, 1982 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 599, A BILL MAKING CONTINU… · 242–161 September 29, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 599, A BILL MAKING CONTIN… · 48–49 September 29, 1982 · TO AMEND WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT THE METZ… · 47–51 September 29, 1982 · TO TABLE THE BAKER MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE V… · 50–48 September 29, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 59… · 61–37 September 29, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 599, BY STATING THE SENSE… · 70–28 September 29, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 50–46 September 29, 1982 · TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO THE KENNEDY… · 52–44 September 29, 1982 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 599. (MOTION PASSED) SEE … · 72–26 October 1, 1982 · TO AGREE TO H. J. RES. 599, A MEASURE MAKING … · 290–123 October 1, 1982 · TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 128–267
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 22 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 16 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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